The state is nothing but an instrument of opression of one class by another - no less so in a democratic republic than in a monarchy.

Quote by Friedrich Engels

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All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

The ancient Greek philosophers were all natural-born dialecticians and Aristotle, the most encyclopaedic intellect among...

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization.

The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to...

The proletariat uses the State not in the interests of freedom but in order to...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

All history has been a history of class struggles between dominated classes at various stages...

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence.

The state is not abolished, it withers away.

The state is not abolished, it withers away.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

Freedom is the recognition of necessity.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

Look at the Paris Commune. That was the Dictatorship of the Proletariat.